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J. F. POOL, OF MGNROE, 'WISCONSIN Letters Patent No. 81,206, dated August 18, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN BEEfHIVES.

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Be it known that I, J. F. POOL, of Monroe, in the county of Green, and State of Wisconsin, haveinvented v certain new and useful Improvements in Beeeli'ives; and I do herebydeelare'tha't the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being' had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,` which form a part of this specification. In

Figure 1 is represented a perspective section of my hive,

Figure 2 an inverted view of the hive and'its hinged bottom,'and

Figure 3 is a view o f'the entrance to the hive for the bees. g

The nature of my invention consists in the employment of a hinged bottom, providedlwith adjusting-holes, and constructed substantially as will be hereinafter described; the mode of constructing the entrance to the hive for the bees and the miller, and themanner of Ventilating the same; providing the hive `with an inner and outer wall; and, finally, furnishing it with an adjustable or removable top or roof, substantially as hereinafter set forth. i f i To enable those skilled in .the art to make and use my invention, I will new describe its construction and operation. i

In the accompanying drawings, Amepresents the casing or frame, which consists of the innei` wall a and outer wall a, connected at top and bottom'by the pieces I; b.

I B and B designate Ventilating-holes, the holes being-situated in the upper portionof the sides of the wall a of casing A, and 'provided with hinged-lids c c, and the holes B are situated in the inner walls a', directly I opposite the holes B,and made a little smaller than the holes B. The holes B are also furnished with lids, c',- ontheir outer surface, and covered on their inner surfaee'with wire gauze.

d d designate a number of frames, resting at their lower ends in slots or recesses cutin rails secured tothe lower inner sides of wall a', and resting at their opposite ends in grooves or slots .made in the upper part of the wall a ofthe hive.

C designates the hinged bottom, constructed or cut with two sets of grooves or. depressionsLf, extending the entire length and breadth of the bottom, saving a small portion of its surface directly below the mouth of `the hive, or nearly so, and terminating there at `each'end in a depression alternately, their other ends terminating in recessesor holese c. The depressions into which the alternate ends of groovesf terminate, I term moth-beds, f1. I

y designates adjusting-pins, only one of which is shown, for allowing tho bottom to'be opened or lowered at one end, when desired, the front posts being provided with a number of holes for that purpose.

Y D is themouth or opening, situated in the lower front part of the hive, forthe entrance ofv the bees thereto. This opening is cut or provided on leach side with grooves inelining inwards, into which slides a metal plate, d', as shown in iig. 3.

Itis designed'that the miller should enter-the opening below 01.', and the bees that part ofthe opening above plate d. i

F designates another set'oi` Ventilating-holes, made in the lower part of the hive, and allowing air to` pass up between the inner and outer walls of said hive, and having their-outer surfaces covered with wire gauze and facing the grooves or depressionsfin the bottom, C, thus thoroughly Ventilating the"hive.

f2 is the honey-box, which is furnished with a slatted bottom, and situated on thegtop of frames d.

G represents the top or roof of thehive, which is made removable or. adjustable, and secured in place by `means of keys or pins g. Y

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The'hive, constructed with walls a ai', hinged bottom C, Ventilating-holes B B F F', and openingor entran'ce D, all. arranged substantially as and for tho purpose'set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoingas myown, I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

, i J. F. POOL. Witnesses:

S. W. Anson,

W. H. Prenom. 

